Jenny Glikman

Co-Lead, Social Science WG

Dr. Jenny Anne Glikman is a senior researcher at the Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA-CSIC, Spain), within the Human Dimensions area. Her research focuses on deepening our understanding of the relationships between humans, nature, and wildlife to address conflicts that threaten biodiversity conservation and human activities. Her work aims to develop shared solutions and actions that support conservation efforts and build local capacity to achieve human-wildlife coexistence.
Jenny is a member of the “Human-Bear Conflict Expert Team”, and of the “Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe”. In addition, she is one of the Editors-in-Chief of the Human Dimensions of Wildlife Journal.
She holds two MSc degrees: one in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare from the University of Edinburgh (UK) and another in Conservation of Biodiversity and Management of Protected Areas from La Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). She earned her Ph.D. in Human Dimensions of Wildlife from Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada.